“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
And another oxymorinic “responsible gun owner” performs a random act of politeness.
The stupidity of our society absolutely floors me.
Republican Thought Police 0
Retired professor Peter S. Wenz wonders why Pete Hegseth has purged a book that he coauthored, Faces of Environmental Racism, from the Navy. Here’s a bit of his article:
My more serious guess is that the term “racism” is the reason for the book’s expulsion.
Follow the link for his reasoning.
Hoist on His Own Petard 0
As my old professor of the Early Federal Period delighted in pointing out, “history is irony.”
And some ironies are more delightful than others.
Much more at the link.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
Secure and trustworthy? What part of “move fast and break things” don’t you understand?
Vaccine Nation 0
Sam and the crew play a video of RFK Jr., Secretary of HHS, saying that people should not take medical advice from him.
So Sam and the crew wonder, what’s the point of having a Department of Health and Human Services if you can’t take health advice from it?
Afterthought:
The Trump maladministration is succeeding at one thing: Undermining the credibility of the federal government.
Which, methinks, may not by accident.
A Notion of Immigrants 0
It’s just my opinion, but I do not think that “enforcing the law” and “mean for the sake of mean” are synonymous.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
The hunt for politeness continues.
Guns and stupid, guns and stupid.
They go together like love and Cupid.
Let me tell you brother,
You can’t have one without the other.
A Tune for the Times 0
From the Youtube page:
Sweet Caroline now has new lyrics especially for the orange menace, Donald Trump.
Maybe you’re like me and this revulsion of him comes in stages. I’ve disliked him since The Apprentice, knowing he was a shady character before then. Then, when I saw how his response to COVID, that dislike turned into disgust, which has only grown as I’ve seen his narcissism, treatment of women, people in general, corruption, idiocy and utter contempt for anything that doesn’t either stroke his ego or line his pockets.
When he became president again, this was joined by a deep sadness, because I saw so many seem to love the guy, and I know so so many more will be hurt by him being in the role. It still makes me mourn for society. We could be so much better than this.
Now I’m angry AND not wanting to give him or anyone on his team the satisfaction of seeing people like me feeling beaten. Normally, I’d like to think I’m not a person who insults or is mean to others. But gloves off for this guy. He deserves all the ridicule he can get because he’s a narcissist and hates that not everyone worships the ground he walks on.
So that’s the card I’m playing for this song. I want to sing it triumphantly, jabbing and mocking him. If any of you are rally-goers, hey, this might become an anthem you want to sing together at them. At any rate, it felt good to write, good to sing, and it would be the BEST if it could reach that idiot’s ears and rattle his ego. That’s my hope anyway! Get ready for a karaoke-ish track and SING ALONG!
Trump and the Emoluments Clause Santa Clauses
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At the Detroit Free Press, Devin Scillian follows the money.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Michael in Norfolk hears a rhyme–one that I am also hearing–and it’s given him a straw at which to grasp.
I hope he’s right about said straw.
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*Mark Twain.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Sam and the crew explain why the Trump maladministration is renditioning refugees, including Afghan refugees who helped American forces during George Bush’s Great and Glorious Patriotic War for a Lie, but making exceptions for white folks from South Africa.
(Spoiler alert: No surprises here.)
A Contradiction in Terms 0
At the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Sheri Berenbaum explains why fighting prejudice, in this case antisemitism, while also opposing DEI is an oxymoronic objective, regardless of what Trump and the Trumpettes would have us think. Here’s a tiny bit from her letter to the editor (emphasis added):
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another “responsible gun owner” performs a random act of politeness.
We are a society of stupid.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
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The dialog: Oh, Hubert! You made the team and you won the championship for dear old State U.
The closed caption: Oh, Hubert! You made the team and you won the championship for Daryl State U.
The stupid? Automated.
The Daryl? Missing in action.